Part of the fun we have been having is meeting new people. We have met many Americans and Canadians! In Rome, our roommate, Lin, spoke 4 languages, Chinese, Japanese, French, and Spanish. He didn't have much English but with my little Spanish and Chris' little French we got along just great. Our last night in Rome was the best one yet. We took Lin out to dinner and ate by the Spanish Steps. Afterwards, we all enjoyed a gelato on the the Steps. It had finally cooled off. Evidently all of Italy has been on a heatwave! I think it has begun to cool down some although it's a little warm in Florence today.
In Cinque Terre we met a Canadian couple and ended up splitting pizza with them two nights in a row. We bought a big pizza for 14 euros and bought a bottle of wine and sat on the harbor and just chatted. We've been collected emails and hopefully we will stay in touch with all.
Today, we stood in line to see the David for 5 hours! Yes, a bit ridiculous. I guess the city was on strike and the museum wouldn't open at it's normal 8:15 time instead it opened at about 11:30 and only let a few people in at a time. While waiting we ended up talking with a couple from New York. It actually made the time go by smoothly. So, we are making lots of friends and looking forward to meeting more.
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